Object Details
- Description
- Description: This mass of fused coins was recovered from the debris of the World Trade Center.
- Context: Fire from the jet fuel was an important element in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. While it is estimated that about half of the fuel carried by each airliner was burned off in the initial fireball, the remainder spread throughout many floors of the building, setting off massive fires. The contents of the building—desks, papers, carpets, ceiling tiles, and even paint—fueled the fire, and with estimated temperatures of about 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, even metal coins were fused together. After the collapse, the fires continued to burn for weeks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2002.0238.13
- accession number
- 2002.0238
- catalog number
- 2002.0238.13
- Object Name
- fused coins, group of
- Measurements
- overall: 11.5 cm x 9 cm x 1.2 cm; 4 1/2 in x 3 9/16 in x 1/2 in
- recovery site
- United States: New York, Fresh Kills
- recovered
- United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
- September 11
- National Museum of American History
- associated subject
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks
- related event
- Attack on the World Trade Center
- September 11th Attacks
- Record ID
- nmah_1195315
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6b36-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
